Bratwurst sliders with beer cheese

I get bored with having the same foods while watching  football games.  So I try to mix things up, to do new takes on old favorites.  This is a duel threat recipe because you can use the cheese sauce for soft pretzels and the sliders.  Hope you enjoy. 1 pound bratwurst takes out of the…

Crab & Shrimp in mornay sauce over pasta

This is an old school recipe.  I had this one at Beggers Banquet in Louisville after winning big at the Derby.  At least that’s the name I remember but large quantities of beer were involved. This was the first time I had crab meat that I can remember.  It’s rich creamy although my wrinkle is…

Pumpkin Bread French Toast

This is a three day recipe.  You make the pumpkin bread and let it get a  little stale; I thought that will make better french toast.  This is perfect for a Sunday Brunch.  I will be honest; I had leftover pumpkin from the pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies and didn’t know what I wanted to do with…

Kentucky Hot Brown

This dish  is classic Louisville,  In my mid-spent youth I would go to the Derby with my brother Mike.  Mike found out that I came in handy because I was good at picking horses.  If we won( which we would) we would go out to dinner and I found two dishes that I liked this…

Veal Oscar

I remember when I had just graduated high school and my family went out for a fancy meal we went to a place called Anton’s in Gross Pointe.  I remember having a dish called Veal Oscar.  This was the first time I had ever had an upscale meal.(my dads idea of an upscale meal was…